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Various Artists, Keys to the Crescent City (Rounder Records)
Keys to the Crescent City is an all-star piano revue that also serves as a Rounder sampler, with Charles Brown, Eddie Bo, Willie Tee and Art Neville. All have been […]
Spare Parts June 1991
Que pasa, neighbors! Welcome to Spare Parts, a new addition to OffBeat. I’ll be shamelessly plugging New Orleans musicians, artists, writers, business folks, clubs, record companies, actors, bartenders, go-go dancers…well, […]
Exotique: OffBeat’s Guide to the Jazz Fest’s African & Latin Music
Sub-Saharan Africa is well represented, along with varied genres of music from the Diaspora and Caribbean. The first weekend’s highlights include one must-see, Thomas Mapfumo, and Loketo. Mapfumo emerged from […]
Francophone Reunion
Thirty men costumed in the white blouses, short fitted jackets and knee breeches of ancient Europe arrayed themselves across the edge of the food court at the 1990 Festival International […]
Rounder Records: Louisiana Sounds
Amidst the cavalcade of corporate clones that typify the record business, Rounder Records has carved a distinctive niche as a unique, diverse and successful independent outfit. Rounder’s rich catalog includes […]
NewsBeat August 1990
The biggest news we can possibly proffer here is the veto of the record labeling law in Louisiana. Thank God for progressive government! You “outsiders” who read this mag—please don’t […]
Crescent City Caribbean
Anyone who has spent time in New Orleans has come to the realization that the Crescent City is a Caribbean nation. The climate, vegetation, food, language and the pace of […]
Ear to the Ground: New and Up-and-Coming
Since the Grammy people gave a truckload o’ awards to New Orleans artists, the national music folks may decide to come down south and see what we have to offer. […]
Spotlight: March Features More Than Its Share of Music and a Streetcar Named Desire
Spring in New Orleans heralds anticipation of several annual events: the Jazz Fest, Spring Fiesta and the Crescent City Classic. But a newly created music contest for up-and-coming local musicians […]
